Mills CNC announces dates for ‘Strokes of Genius…LIVE’ open house

Branded ‘Strokes of Genius…LIVE’ Mills, the exclusive distributor of Doosan machine tools in the UK and Ireland, and home of the CNC Training Academy, will host the event at its Technology Campus facility in Leamington.

A significant percentage of the machines on view include new Doosan models that recently made their international debuts at the DIMF Show (Doosan International Machine Tool Fair), held in South Korea in May 2017. These machines will take their place at the event alongside more established, popular and best-selling lathes and machining centres from Doosan’s extensive machine tool portfolio.

The open house will also enable Mills to promote a number of new technology innovations that will soon be introduced into the market. These include new Siemens Sinumerik 828D 15.6 inch TFT touchscreens that will become a standard feature on Doosan (Siemens-controlled) machines in the very near future, and the launch of a new robot workpiece load and unload automation system that will help manufacturers improve their productivity significantly.

No Mills open house would be complete without the company showcasing its customer-focused range of pre- and aftersales support services. Representatives from the CNC Training Academy, Mills CNC Finance, Mills CNC Turnkey and Development Centre and Mills CNC Servicing will be out in force – explaining and demonstrating their strengths and enduring market appeal.

Mills CNC’s managing director, Kevin Gilbert commented: “Market leading Doosan machines, innovative technology developments and industry-recognised service and support – our Strokes of Genius…LIVE open house has it all and is a great opportunity for component manufacturers find out what’s so special about Mills and what makes us tick.”

Pride of place at the event goes to a number of new Doosan machines making their UK debuts.

These include the new, next generation 10-inch chuck Puma 2600SY MK II (sub-spindle Y-axis turning centre) equipped with sophisticated thermal compensation sensor technology and an improved spindle bearing structure that delivers consistently high accuracies, even during continuous use.

Also on view is a new Doosan GT3100M (12-inch chuck/102mm bar capacity) box guideway global turning centre equipped with a 22kW/2,800rpm main spindle and 7.5kW/5,000rpm driven tooling capability, and a new Siemens 828D-controlled Lynx 2100LMA long-bed lathe equipped with a 15kW/6,000rpm spindle and 6.2kW/6,000rpm driven tooling capability.

These machines, in addition to a further five lathes being exhibited, are all under power and will be performing a range of challenging machining demonstrations.

It’s a similar situation with Doosan machining centres. The recently-launched DNM4500, 5700 and 6700 series of 3-axis vertical machining centres equipped with Fanuc, Heidenhain and Siemens controls are all being showcased at the event. The Fanuc-controlled DNM 6700 machine is being exhibited with the latest Robojob robot handling system, from Hydrafeed.

The 3-axis machines on view are joined by two bestselling Doosan 5-axis machines – a VC 630- 5AX with a Siemens control and a DNM 350-5AX.

Manufacturers wishing to attend Mills’ Strokes of Genius…LIVE open house are invited to call 01926 736736 or visit the company’s website to register.

Mills CNC www.millscnc.co.uk